I am far from liberal, and on 9/10/01, there is no way I would ever have backed a Rudy Presidency. But on 9/11/01 that all changed. I am still pro-life, yet we are now 6 years into a pro life Presidency, and guess what, abortion is still legal. I am still Pro traditional marriage, but guess what 6 years after President Bush took office, gay marriage is still illegal (except in a few states that the judicial powers overrode the will of the people.
On 9/11/01 I woke up to the realization that no matter what my personal, moral convictions were, they would make no difference what so ever if we let the Islamic terrorists win. Rudy, to me, exudes leadership. And that is what we need right now. We need someone who will tell a Saudi Prince to shove his $10,000,000. We need someone who will take the war on terror to the terrorists, and not just wait around for the next attack. We need someone with Rudy's world view. Because if we don't 10 years from now, we may be forced to praise allah, instead of Thanking God.
Please, continue to support your candidate, and if he receives the Republican nomination, I promise with all my heart, that I will support him. Until then please don't question my priorities, or my "liberal tendencies" (I don't have any), and accept that the Republican Party can truly be that Big Tent that Ronald Reagan spoke of.
No, I won't. What you don't understand is that a nominee like Giuliani would kick the center poles out, leaving the entire edifice laying flat on the ground.
Great post! Spot on!